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LOL. That makes sense. I used to sing along all the time. Thankfully, after my TBI my voice lost any inkling of talent. *shrugs* I keep playing a movie I want to apply into the book. Of course, then I get terribly distracted by the bulging muscles of the one actor....

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I can run my collection (including extended versions of all The Lord of The Rings and Hobbit) for 27 hours before it repeats. Of course, I have the collection broken down in times I wants softer elevator music style. For that, I have John Tesh (I met him once!) and other Instrumental only albums.

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When I am drawing it depends on the subject. I create aviation art for museums. If the subject is WW2 aircraft I listen to Glenn Miller or Vera Lynn. The more contemporary the subject the more contemporary the music. When I am writing I usually listen to calming music except for when I write action scenes the tempo has to be faster.

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Yeah @Nicholas Reicher you got it! I agree on Zimmer, and I Like some of what Giocchinp does. But his renditions of the new Jurassic Park movies entirely depended upon Wiliam's earlier themes. So I bypassed it.

Its the Grand themes that get me. Especially James Horner and Korngold's use of horns. Brings tears to my eyes.

When I read Tolkien's The Return of the King, I could hear Korngold's horns as the Riders of the Rohirrim rode to the Battle of Minas Tirith!

When I was in elementary school the Rifleman was on TV and I loved the French Horns in the title theme. So I elected to play the French Horn as an instrument. Bad Choice! I like the sound but not enough to be a musician! 😎

But I am a singer! Love to sing though I never really learned to read music. I can repeat what I hear by ear, but only follow the music if I can hear it too...

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Perhaps I should start listening to music as I write again. Playing movies (even older ones I've seen) has proven to be more of a distraction than a help. Although I do get some pretty good ideas from movies.